Wall-rack.



E. A. GHRISTOPH.

WALL RACK.

APPLICATION IiLED NOV. 20, 190B.

Patented June 29, 1909.

EMIL A. CHRISTOPH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WALL-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2c, 1009.

Application filed November 20, 1908. Serial No. 468,705.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL A. CHRrs'roPH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Wall Racks, of which the ollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to wall-racks such as are adapted to be used in a kitchen .pantry, or the like, wherein it is desirable to place a number of handy and much-used dishes, or pans, and on which utensils such as on )s, plpoons, egg-boaters, and the like may be ung.

The object of my invention is to construct such a device entirely out of sheet-metal in order to prevent the same wearing out, and which, by stamping said metal out in its proper shape, can be economically made up lnto a rack by simply riveting the several parts thereof together.

Another object is to rovide a wall-rack that is strong and durab e, and which, when placed on the wall, w ill, owing to its peculiar construction, be firmly and rigidly held in place Without the necessity of using outside races or stays.

This I accomplish by the means and in the manner hereinafter fully described and as more articularly pointed out in the claims.

In t e drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of my improved racks mounted. on a Wall. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section thereon, taken on dotted line 2-2, Fi 1, and drawn to an enlarged scale.

Tteferring to the drawings, 1t will be seen that my improved rack comprises a pair of oppositely arranged wedge, or V-shaped metal wall-brackets A, A, (substantially Z- shaped in cross-section) having the lateral flanges of their rear portions in substantially the same vertical plane as the wall or other supporting means to which they are secured. The connecting web between the rear and forward flanges of these brackets is disposed at right angles to the supporting means in a vertical plane and its outer edge preferably tapered downwardly in a V-shape until it meets said rear flange, while the outer flange is bent laterally at substantially right angles thereto. These wall-brackets are preferably placed a suitable distance apart, say about two feet, and are connected by means of several horizontally disposed parallel metal rails or retaining strips B, B, and C. These retaining strips are preferably three in number and are riveted or otherwise suitably secured together at their ends to the outer flanges of the wall-brackets A, A. The lower one, C, of these strips is preferably secured to the lowermost end of the outer flange of the wallbrackets, and it is provided with a plurality of substantially L-shaped hooks D D, stamped out therefrom and bent upwardly. These hooks are adapted to be used as hangers for such utensils as cups, spoons, boaters, and the like, that are usually provided with means whereby they may be hung pendent thereon. Riveted or otherwise secured transversely across the central portion of these retaining strips B, B, and O, is a suitable transversely dis osed metal tiebar E, that is referably slig tly longer than the distance etween the top edge of the upper retaining-strip B and the bottom edge 0 the lower retaining-strip C, and the portion 6 thereof that extends below said lower rail 0 is bent obtusely to'itself and projects downwardly in a plane parallel to the wall or other supporting means for the rack. Suitable screw-holes a, a, a, are tapped through the rear vertical flange of the wall-brackets and through the lower extension 6 of the tie-bar, by means of which the rack is adapted to be securely held in place. Thus it will be seen that, after the wall-rack is secured in place the rear flanges of the -wall-brackets A, A, will fit flush against the wall and the extension e of the tie-bar will successfully prevent the bulging or spreading of the longitudinal retaining-strips 'B, B, and C. r

If desired, after the rack has been assembled and riveted together, it ma be given, a thick coat of lacquer or ename to prevent the corrosion of the sheet-metal of which it is formed, or, in order to give the rack a neat ap earance, it may be nickel-plated by any we l-known process.

What I claim as new is 1. A wall rack comprising sheetmetal wall brackets of inverted acute angular shape the rear vertical edges of which are secured to the wall and the forward inclined edges of which are flanged transversely, and horizontal retaining-strips secured to said flanges and connecting said brackets, the lowermost of said retaining stri s being provided with a plurality of upturne hooks.

2. A wall rack comprising sheet-metal wall brackets of inverted acute angular shape the rear vertical edges of which are secured to the wall and the forward inclined edges of which are flanged transversely, and parallel sheet-nwtal retaining strips secured to said flanges and connecting said brackets, the lowermost of said retaining strips being provided with a plurality of punched out integral hooks.

3. A wall rack comprising sheet-metal wall brackets of inverted acute angular shape the rear vertical edges of which are secured to the wall and the forward inclined edgesof which are flanged transversely, horizontal retaining strips secured to said flanges and connecting said brackets, the lowermost of said retaining strips being provided with a plurality of upturned hooks, and a tie-rail secured to said retaining strips mediate said brackets.

4. A wall rack comprising sheet-metal wall brackets of inverted acute angular shape the rear vertical edges of which are secured to the wall and the forward inclined edges of which are flanged transversely, horizontal retaining strips secured to said flanges and connecting said brackets, the lowermost of said retaining strips being provided with a plurality of upturned hooks, and a tie-rail secured to said retaining strips mediate said brackets and is provided with an angularly disposed ortion that extends below the lower retaining-strip.

5. A wall rack comprising sheet-metal wall brackets 0t inverted acute angular shape the rear vertical edges and the forward inclined edges of which are flanged transversely, and horizontal retaining strips secured to said forward flanges and connecting said brackets, the lowermost of said retaining strips being provided with a plurality of upturned hooks.

6. A wall rack comprising sheet-metal wall brackets of inverted acute angular shape the rear vertical edges of which are secured to the wall and the forward inclined edges of which are flanged transversely, parallel sheet-metal retaining strips secured to said flanges and connecting said brackets, the lowermost of said retaining strips being provided with a plurality of punched out intogral hooks and a sheet-metal tie-rail secured to said retaining strips mediate said brackets and is provided with an angularly disposed portion that extends below the lower retaining strip and is secured to the wall.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th day of N overnber, A. 1)., 1908.

lflMlL A. UHRISTOPH. [1 s1 Witnesses:

GEORGE G. AvALLoN, FRANK D. THOMASON 

